Parasite With Molly, Red Poo

2 of my Molly's have red poo. The scales are not as shiny as they were but the fish act normal. The male had a very small bump on it's side, it looked like it was under just one scale. The male also has 3 small like strips on it's side where the scales are not shiny like those around the area. I don't see any signs of external parasites. My Cory's I thought I bought emerald but, I think they are bronze. The sides of the Cory's are shiny like emerald but, on the head and down the top it looks bronze or rust colored. I will try to get some pictures.

I recently noticed 2 babies. Can I treat for parasites with the fry still in the tank? I am not too concerned about the fry. I know there will always be more with livebearers. Also, I am close to the limit on fish for my tank (considering the adult size of all fish and the expectation of new fry) and I am looking at changing to a larger tank soon.

I have a parasite treatment with sodium chloride, nitrofurazone, triethylene gycol, acriflavine, potassium dichromate.
Another treatment says it is for flukes and external parasites and contains potassium permangaate.

20G (75L) tank,
2 external filters 360GPH (1360 Lph) flow,
2 air stones
1 150W heater, 80F (27C)
6 fake plants
1/4" gravel 1/2" - 3/4" depth
setup for about 2 months with fish

7.4 ph
150 ppm alkalinity
120 ppm total hardness
0 ppm nitrites
0 ppm ammonia
10 ppm nitrates
25% wc weekly

3 bronze cory's, 1 added 3 weeks ago
1 male sailfin molly
2 female silver sailfin molly, 1 added 3 weeks ago
1 female silver balloon molly, added 3 weeks ago
2 newborn fry, just noticed 2 days ago

Do you feed any red foods? Like bloodworms.
Noticed any fisn producing long stringy white poo, or clear mucas poo.
Any fish look bloated or skinny.
Does the anus of the fish look enlarged or red and inflamed.
Do any fish have sunken in bellys.
Do any fish swim on there sides.
Do any fish have bent spines.
Any worms prutruding from the anus.

The lump on the fish does it look hard of soft like filled with fluild.
The strips on the fish what colour are they.
Any signs of flicking and rubbing, darting, erratic swimming, laboured breathing.
Is there excess slime on the fish body, or mucas.
Get a magifying glass to see if you can see any parasites around the lump area.

I vary the food, using a different food for each feeding. I have Tetramin Pro Tropical Fish flakes (multi-colored flakes), spirulina flakes (green flakes), shrimp pellets, and sinking wafers (spirulina, silkworm, and krill).

There has been white or almost no color poo.

Female Mollies sometimes look bloated and other times I don't think they do.

Not sure about anus.

No sunken bellies.

No bent spines, except for possibly balloon Molly.

No fish swimming on sides or flicking.

Fins are not bent, frayed or rotting. Usually, fins look good and are not clamped.

I have not noticed any worms protruding from anus or from under scales.

The lump looked hard and small. I added aquarium salt, Jungle Zeemax and darkened the aquarium for 2 days and I haven't seen the bump again.

The stripes just look like dull scales. Instead of the shiny ones next to the stripes.

No signs of flicking and rubbing, darting, erratic swimming. I will check for laboured breathing but I haven't noticed any.

I haven't noticed any excess slime on the fish body, or mucus.

I will get a magifying glass to see if I can see any parasites.

WILDER said:

Do you feed any red foods? Like bloodworms.
Noticed any fisn producing long stringy white poo, or clear mucas poo.
Any fish look bloated or skinny.
Does the anus of the fish look enlarged or red and inflamed.
Do any fish have sunken in bellys.
Do any fish swim on there sides.
Do any fish have bent spines.
Any worms prutruding from the anus.

The lump on the fish does it look hard of soft like filled with fluild.
The strips on the fish what colour are they.
Any signs of flicking and rubbing, darting, erratic swimming, laboured breathing.
Is there excess slime on the fish body, or mucas.
Get a magifying glass to see if you can see any parasites around the lump area.

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Here is a Cory. The color on the Cory is close to that of the stones.

Here is the male and latest female. The female has never had the color of the other Mollies. You can't see the stripes on the male in this picture. They are just behind the gill to mid dorsal fin, they are vertical, and thin (maybe 1 or 2 scales wide).

I would worm your fish.
What's your location?

There this med in the uk but you have to buy it online.
Get the link for you.

http/www.thegreenmachineonline.com/products/aquatics/fish-food-medication/medication/sera-nematol-50ml

I live near Syracuse, New York, USA. I have some meds that I bought at auction at a pet store that closed. If you could tell me the active ingredients. Also, I have read some messages that recommend feeding peas. What type of peas? Are these obtained from a LFS or are they the same as I would buy in a grocery store?

WILDER said:

I would worm your fish.
What's your location?

There this med in the uk but you have to buy it online.
Get the link for you.

http/www.thegreenmachineonline.com/products/aquatics/fish-food-medication/medication/sera-nematol-50ml

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Peas are only good for treating constipation.

Here some worming meds in the states for camallanous worms.


Camallanus
[color="666699"]Symptoms:

When the fish is stationary, deep red worms can be seen protruding from the anal pore. They are only visible when the fish is still because the worms retreat into the intestine at the fish�s slightest movement. Other signs may include an inflamed and enlarged anus. In severe infestations, the fish may become emaciated and spinal curvature may also occur.

[/color][color="666699"]Cause:

The parasitic worms Camallanus Cotti and Camallanus lacustris. These small, livebearing parasitic worms attach to the intestinal walls and rectum with pinchers. The worm�s grip is so tight that any attempts to remove it forcibly will rip away tissue from the intestinal wall. The worm�s pinching causes ischemia (reduced blood flow) to that part of the intestine. In time, the tissue to that part of the intestine will die, at which time the worm will migrate to another part of the intestine. This causes perforations throughout the intestine, which allows other pathogens to gain entry. If the fish is not treated, either the parasite or bacterial will kill the fish. Camallanus infestations occur most often in livebearing fish such as Guppies and Mollies, though infection is possible in all fish. Camallanus infestations are contagious. All fish, including those not yet showing visible symptoms, as well as the aquarium, should be treated.

[/color][color="666699"]Treatment:

Treat with Internal Parasite Guard, Pipzine, Disco-Worm, Trichlorfon or Fluke-Tabs as well as a medicated food to prevent a bacterial infection.[/color]


Info taken from here.
http/www.fish-disease.net/diseases.htm